Best movies of 1980s

Urban Cowboy(1980)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 45

Bud is a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar.



The Blue Lagoon(1980)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 32

In the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturity will eventually intervene.



Jumpin' Jack Flash(1986)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 41

Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day she gets a coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes...



Once Upon a Time in America(1984)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 26

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.



Gremlins 2: The New Batch(1990)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 29

The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken total control over the building of a media mogul.



The Long Riders(1980)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 49

The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the Jesse James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.



Weekend at Bernie's(1989)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 32

Two losers try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, leading the hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.



Teen Wolf(1985)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 32

An ordinary high school student discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree when he finds himself turning into a werewolf.



Bronco Billy(1980)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 46

An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.



Harry and the Hendersons(1987)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 36

The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of 'Bigfoot' a secret.



The Cannonball Run(1981)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 34

A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.



Cocktail(1988)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 30

A talented New York City bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love.



Day of the Dead(1985)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 30

A small group of military officers and scientists dwell in an underground bunker as the world above is overrun by zombies.



Red Heat(1988)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 31

A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.



Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment(1985)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 32

When a new gang moves into town it's up to the screwball police team to stop them.



Thief(1981)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 39

Coming closer to his dream of leading a normal life, a professional safecracker agrees to do a job for the Mafia, who have other plans for him.



Brubaker(1980)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 42

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.



Ghost(1990)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 26

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.



Tales from the Darkside: The Movie(1990)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 41

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.



Another 48 Hrs.(1990)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 32

Jack Cates once again enlists the aid of ex-con Reggie Hammond--this time, to take down The Iceman, a ruthless drug lord operating in the San Francisco bay area.




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